D

People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for sunny beach to lie on.

Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean(地中海) has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!

The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30 000 hotels are booked without a break every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.

But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of these, however, is ruining anyone’s fun. Obviously, they don’t go there for clear water. They allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.

67. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that .

A. they want to see historic remains

B. they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days

C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous places

D. they are interested in different cultural and social customs

68. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than others?

A. Spain B. Greece C. France D. Italy

69. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 “one tourist for each person living in Spain”

means_______.

A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists

B. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist

C. every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year

D. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country

70. According to the passage, which of the following might ruin(毁坏) the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?

A. Polluted water. B. Rainy weather. C. Crowded buses. D. Traffic jams.

71. Which of the following statements is True?

A. The Mediterranean is welcomed by many Europeans living in the dark all the year around.

B. 3,700,000 tourists visit the Mediterranean every year.

C. The Mediterranean is always fascinating(迷人的) to most European visitors.

D. The Mediterranean is now the only place polluted most on earth.